Karl Doyle
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INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer ( Spain )
Ronald Montesano ( USA )
Peter Barnes ( UK ) Gene Oberto ( Sweden ) Gianni Attanasio ( Italy ) David Cooney ( China ) Maarten Hageman ( Netherlands ) Benjamin Oosterveer ( Morocco ) Kevin Markham ( Ireland ) Declan Crowe ( Malaysia ) Wayne Morden ( Canada )
Lee Owen ( Australia ) Pall Sveinsson ( Iceland ) Dewi Merckx ( Belgium )
FRONT COVER El Valle Murcia
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10 Destination Golf . TRAVEL
AWARDS SEASON
A HOLE LOT OF GOLFING
The slightly calmer winter months provide the perfect time golf festivals , golf shows and golf awards shows . Lake Como in Italy recently played host to the International Golf Travel Market ( IGTM ) and the 15th annual IAGTO Awards . This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations , golf courses and golf
By Global now you resorts tourism have from associations most likely hit all over t he are the world all sun-baked reporting fairways , with this excellent for years ’ winners growth your 2016 throughout golf holiday coming from 2014 , or , the and it ’ s
US the just around the corner . Either way , I hope we have been able to provide some insight into a team states Destination of North and Golf Scan outh ’ t wait Carolina to get , the 2015 Dominican travel season Republic under , Spain way ., We Slovenia ’ got , new golf destination or a new golf resort . As our eyes look towards autumn options , our July China , Mexico , Morocco and Ireland . A long-standing member and media edition is packed full of features for you , three of which will be reporting back from the Spanish destinations partner of of IAGTO Costa Brava , we , are Murcia delighted and Tenerife to review . the 2014 IAGTO Awards .
In January 2015 , we were delighted to announce our media partnerships with leading golf shows Toronto Golf Show ( Canada e ) and Rhein Golf ( Germany ). This follows on from our
Over 60 million tourists visit Spain each year , with golf accounting for around € 340 million per annum media . partnership It provides an with important the inaugural revenue World stream Golf for Awards the county , which , which took needs place to in be the professionally
Algarve 24 celebrities from ent ertainment and sport paired with professional golfers managed back in November . One such 2014 company . It ’ s is not Global possible Golf to Company feature , who all of manage the winners 14 courses from around in Spain the along for a weekend of golf , glamour and gala events . This large scale event , which
with world an , but impressive take portfolio a look back of international to this glitzy venues event . that is sure to grow in stature of the coming took place years . at Mission Hills Haikou Resort is yet another prestigious golf event in
The China first destination which is helping feature takes to positioning a look at Murcia China or ‘ Costa on the Cálida world ’ as golf it ’ s map commonly . known .
Set As within part of the our Mediterranean global expansion basin , we and are wrapped delighted by 252km to announce of coastline new , four visitors new to appointments this : Jordan
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Development Manager ).
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Behan Our travelling reports back duo of from Andrew Costa & Brava t features Paul in Marshall the region comes
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Our hotel feature takes us to Hotel Las Madrigueras on the sun kissed their Resort doorstep , one or of a Cambodia short drive ’ s away star . island of Tenerife . This luxurious hotel is
golf located
courses in the
. marvellous setting beside Heading “ Golf las back Américas to Europe ” golf , course our second in Playa resort de Las feature Américas is . the
Fresh renowned from its Oitavos “ Sustainable Dunes Golf Golf Course Course of . the Situated Year Award within 2015 the ” at Sintra-Cascais the GEO / IAGTO Natura Awards l Park in Lake , this Como past , host we take venue a look to at
Our golf club feature brings us to Tullamore Golf Club in the centre
Dundonald the Portuguese Links , which Open has is in quickly area become of natural recognised beauty as of Ireland . This lush tree lined course provides 18 holes of parkland
magic one only of , designed Europe 30-mins ’ s by “ north must legendary play of Lisbon ” links Scottish courses . A architect personal . , James favourite Braid . of Destination Golf !
We
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Jakarta Golf Club Enjoy and ! Terramar Golf Club , a popular seaside course in Barcelona .
Enjoy !
Karl Doyle
EDITOR
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